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The Carriage House on the Pittock Mansion's grounds is utterly charming and reflects what life would have been like while living and working for the Pittock family. This happens to be the back side of the Carriage House. I like it just as much as th...
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This is the Pittock Mansion carriage house. During the summer hubby and I took an unexpected tour of the carriage house. Meaning ... we got caught up in a group of people entering the house and we just sort of ... joined in. It's a charmin...
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Our family has known Dick for many years. I'm guessing it's about 18 years and counting. We knew he and his wife when we moved into a new church building in Lake Oswego. We shared in their grief when their daughter died of cancer some years ag...
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Living on a little more than one acre during the fall season ... well ... you can imagine how many leaves we have to rake up and compost each year.
October, and for the next few weeks, is perhaps the most colorful time of year on this parce...
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No mess, easy and delicious. We make potato packs in the winter and the summer, in the BBQ or the oven. Add the flavorings and other veggies you like, or keep it down right simple. I started making these when our kids were young. Opening up a ...
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Continuing with my adventure (while hubby is doing business for three days) and first time to San Francisco, let's now take the F Line street car ...
and head for Pier 39 where sea lions have taken over the docks.
These big fellas we...
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Portrait of baby deer. Taken at dusk. Standing 6 feet away. On our one green acre. Portland, Oregon....
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The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park was a place I'd always heard about and seen on TV but never thought I'd actually walk into it. It's impressive. It's not as big as I thought it would be, but it's impressive. It contains over 1,7...
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I took a one-hour tour of the San Francisco waterfront last week while my husband was doing business ...
and there, off in the distance, was the delightfully delicious sign that read, GHIRARDELLI.
So then, not surprisingly, it became...
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ONE WEEK AGO TODAY ... WHERE WAS I ?
I always thought Seattle has the steepest streets ever ...
until one week ago today.
I didn't know how much fun exploring a city's waterfront could be ...
until one week ago ...
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This guy is talented, and he worked on the last cruise ship we took to the Caribbean. It was fascinating watching this guy work at lightening speed. I have no desire to attempt what he did with that watermelon ... I'll gladly leave that to the pro...
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When you buy a pack of miniature sunflower seeds in June and plant them in soil, you'll get these:
Well, at least you're not supposed to ... but some where along the way the seed company made a mistake. THIS is not what should have grown from tha...